thespis
IPA: θˈɛspiz
Root Word: Thespis
noun
- (fl. 6th century BC) an Ancient Greek poet.
- Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, is an operatic extravaganza that was the first collaboration between dramatist W. S. Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan.
- a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
- a genus of mantis in the family Thespidae.
- a 6th-century BC Greek poet.
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Examples of "thespis" in Sentences
- Thespis can smell fear a mile away.
- From Thespis' name derives the word thespian.
- Thespis might be too narrow a topic for a set.
- The subject of Thespis is unquestionably funny....
- All of the actors flee in terror, except for Thespis.
- Dana Thespis has been dead for twenty five hundred years.
- Thespis was never published, and most of the score is now lost.
- How and when the pair came to collaborate on Thespis is uncertain.
- One specific ghost, Thespis, holds a place of privilege in theater lore.
- The score to Thespis was never published, and most of the music is now lost.
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